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Jeremiah 38 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 38, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Jeremiah 38 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יִרְמְיָה Yirmᵉyâh H3414 22 Jirmejah
עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ ʻEbed Melek H5663 10 Ebed-Melek
יָד yâd H3027 13 hand, open
צִדְקִיָּה Tsidqîyâh H6667 7 Tsidkijah
בּוֹר bôwr H953 7 hole
מוּת mûwth H4191 10 die, kill
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 9 word, matter

How preachers through history handled this text

23 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 38, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 20 Matthew Henry 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“1. Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 1. Et audivit Saphatias fillus Matthew tam, et Guadalias filius Passhur, et Juchal filius Selemiae et Passhur filius Malchiae, sermones quos Jere-mias loquutus fuerat ad toturm popu-lum, dicendo, 2. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 4, on Jeremiah 38:1–4 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Jer 38:17
  • Chaldea — Jer 38:18
  • Jerusalem — Jer 38:2

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